Utah Symphony
Welcome Letter
Welcome Letter
Steve Brosvik
President & Ceo
Thierry Fischer
Music Director
Thomas Love
Board of Trustees Chairman
Welcome to Abravanel Hall and this Utah Symphony concert. We can think of no better way to enjoy the wonder of the holiday season and promise of the New Year than through the magic of great live music experienced together as a community. Whether it is the baroque music of Handel’s celebrated Messiah, the neoclassicism of Brahms, the Nordic and Slavic romanticism of Sibelius, Prokofiev, Dvořák, and Tchaikovsky, or the 21st century music of our Composer in Association Arlene Sierra, you can hear your Utah Symphony demonstrate their extraordinary versatility and expertise as they deliver moments that will live long in your memory. We look forward to seeing you at many of these performances and hope you will consider giving concert experiences to the people on your holiday shopping list.
We’re thrilled to share our stage and make music with a host of incredible guest artists in November and December. From esteemed conductors and classical soloists from around the world to vocalist Jodi Benson and your favorite “little orchestra” Pink Martini, to the Utah Opera Resident Artists and Utah Opera Chorus, to Utah’s best young musicians performing with the Utah Symphony in our Salute to Youth concert.
In honor of the holiday season, we’d like to express our deep appreciation to all of you for supporting Utah Symphony | Utah Opera. Because of the generosity of friends like you, USUO is able to bring the gift of music year-round to audiences throughout the state and region—with a remarkable one third of that audience comprised of students experiencing one of our many free education performances. If you haven’t yet made a gift this calendar year, please consider doing so. New and increased donations will go further thanks to a generous match by the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation (see page 64 for more details). Thank you.
On behalf of all of the musicians, staff, and board members at Utah Symphony | Utah Opera, we wish you the happiest of holiday seasons and a peaceful 2022!
Steve Brosvik
President & Ceo
Thierry Fischer
Music Director
Thomas M. Love
Board of Trustees Chairman
